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I always wondered - what exactly does this mean? Hmm, some say this is about living life to the fullest - whatever that means ! Others say go green - not sure where that fits into the equation.

So here are my thoughts -Living a Healthy Lifestyle is about eating a healthy well balanced diet, exercising daily, and getting regular routine checkups to minimize risks for diseases or other ailments.

What are your thoughts? Does this also play a role in weight challenges?

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Living life to the fullest? I’d phrase it more like living a Balanced life.

I believe a healthy lifestyle is threefold: Physical (as you mentioned plus getting enough rest), emotional (friends, family, community - we need others) and Spiritual (whatever that means to you - as long you don’t think it’s you ).

Weight challenges, from what I understand, are not only from overeating. Stress, inactivity, heredity.. also play a part in our weight gain and loss issues.

When I was younger, I had a difficult time gaining weight. It is NOT my problem any longer . I can point to just about every one thing above as to my butt/gut/thigh/upper arm issues today.

Going green as a way of living healthy? I’d say yes, to a point. Not really what we hear so much about today but more of just eating the right foods (fruits/veggies). Using processed foods (chips & stuff) as an occasional treat (not the way most of us sometimes binge on them - guilty!

When my kids were young & still, I hardly ever buy processed foods. i.e. mac & cheese - I’ve always made my own. Packaged meat & the like, I make myself @ home... today, I even make my own bread 98% of the time. Even @ Easter, I would fill my kids baskets with new summer outfits, fruits and just a few candies... I wasn’t a total Grinch .

However, when they were old enough to start getting allowances, keeping the candy away from them got tough!